You should always tell the truth, she thought, not because one lie leads to another, but rather because one lie could so easily lead you to that terr… - Samuel R. Delany

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You should always tell the truth, she thought, not because one lie leads to another, but rather because one lie could so easily lead you to that terrifying position from which, with just the help of a random dream, you can see, both back and ahead, the morass where truth and falsity are simply, for you, indistinguishable.

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About Samuel R. Delany

Samuel Ray Delany Jr. (born 1 April 1942) is an award-winning science fiction author. He has written works that have garnered substantial critical acclaim, including the novels Nova, The Einstein Intersection, Hogg, and Dhalgren. He is a professor of Comparative Literature and Creative Writing at Temple University, and is also known in the academic world as a literary critic.

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Alternative Names: Samuel Ray Delany, Jr. • Samuel Ray Delany • Chip Delany • Samuel Ray "Chip" Delany, Jr. • K. Leslie Steiner • S. L. Kermit
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I confess, the Amnewor is new to me. Yes, I’ve heard the name—as a minor fact in some other god’s story. Precisely what it did, though, I can’t remember. That, of course, makes it more intriguing. Death. It was associated with endless, mindless, pointless death. But which of them isn’t?
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